Newsletter | May 2020
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THE NEW NORMAL: 8 WAYS THE CORONAVIRUS
CRISIS IS CHANGING CONSTRUCTION

U.S. jobsites are reopening but the industry will not be the same as it was before the COVID-19 outbreak. Are you ready for the paradigm shift?

In the span of two months, the coronavirus crisis has demanded sweeping changes from the U.S. construction industry, and experts say many of them will remain in place even after the outbreak recedes.

Here are eight ways that COVID-19 has altered the construction industry for the near future and beyond.

  1. Jobsites will be cleaner and safer
  2. Distancing will be the norm, via technology
  3. Projects will take longer
  4. Telework will become more common
  5. Union influence will grow
  6. Demand for project types will change
  7. Supply chains will recalibrate
  8. Modular adoption will increase
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HOW CONSTRUCTION FIRMS CAN PREPARE FOR
A POTENTIAL SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19

Although many coronavirus-related shutdown and stay-at-home orders are in still in place, the U.S. is on the road to loosening restrictions to keep the outbreak at bay. Since several areas of construction were considered essential, the industry has a leg up on others that have been completely shut down since the pandemic began

So, how should contractors prepare for a potential second round of COVID-19?

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S OSHA ISSUES
GUIDANCE TO HELP CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a  webpage  with coronavirus-related guidance for construction employers and workers. The guidance includes recommended actions to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus.

Employers of workers engaged in construction (such as carpentry, ironworking, plumbing, electrical, heating/air conditioning/ventilation, utility construction work, and earth-moving activities) should remain alert to changing outbreak conditions, including as they relate to community spread of the virus and testing availability. In response to changing conditions, employers should implement coronavirus infection prevention measures accordingly.

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